Gas heating-stove.



C. A. BUOIIEII.,

GkS HEATING STOVE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2o. 1917.

l @34,272 Patented July 24, 1911 Wg; /Z

Suva/mm CLAUD A. BOOHER, OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.

GAS HEATING-STOVE.

Application led April 20, 191'?.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAUD A. BooHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Little Rock, in the county of Pulaski and State of Arkansas, have invented a new and useful Gas Irleatingtove, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a stove adapted for burning natural gas without the use of a stove pipe, the construction being such that the natural gas will be consumed adequately, no odor being left in the room.

It is one object of the invention to provide a stove having the characteristics above enumerated, and another object of the invention is to provide a stove of the kind indicated in which the gas consumption will be reduced materially.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made Within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:-

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section showing a stove constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the stove, the cutting plane in Fig. 2 being at right angles to the cutting plane in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a cross section of the stove taken approximately on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

The stove forming the subject matter of this application preferably is made of metal throughout and includes a drum 1 compris ing a shell 2, an imperforate top 3 and a bottom 4:. Plates 5 extend across the interior of the shell from one end thereof to the other and define a flue 6 opening through the bottom 4, the lower ends of the plates 5 being secured to the bottom. The upper end of the flue 6 is spaced from the imper- Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented July Zet, 1917.

sel-iai no. 163,490.

forate top 3, but is located in relatively close relation thereto, as clearly indicated in Fig. 2. Opposed deliectors 8 are attached to the shell 2 and slant inwardly and downwardly, as shown at 9, the inner edges of the delectors 9 being spaced slightly from the plates 5 which form the iiue 6, as indicated at 10. In the shell 5, outlet openings 7 are formed, the openings 7 being located below the defiectors 9 but in close relation thereto.

The drum 1 may be supported in a tubular thimble or base 11 carrying legs 12. A pipe 111-, carrying a valve 15, extends through ,the thimble 11, and is provided with a burner 16 disposed directly below the flue 6.

In practical operation, when natural gas is consumed at the burner 16, cold air is drawn into the flue 6, from a point adjacent the floor, and is heated as it passes upwardly through the flue. lThe air thence passes downwardly between the sides of the shell 2 and the plates 5. The heated air is directed by the deflectors 9 toward the lower end of the iiue 6 and there is heated finally, and to a high degree, since the lower end of the flue forming plates or sheets 5 are disposed close to the burner 16. The heated air thence passes outwardly through the openings 7 in the shell 2.

A stove constructed in accordance with the present invention will burn natural gas without odor, and as a matter of experiment, will afford adequate heat with an expenditure of approximately one-half of the fuel heretofore required. Especial attention is directed to the fact that the defiectors 9 direct the air close to the bottom part of the liue 6, just before the air passes outwardly through the openings 7 Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:-

A gas stove comprising a drum including a shell, an imperforate top and a bottom;

an air flue open at its upper and lower ends and having its lower end connected with the bottom, the upper end of the liue being located adjacent the top in spaced relation thereto, the bottom being imperforate about the flue, the shelly having,` openings loeated as my own, I have hereto affixed my signaadjaeent the bottoni; and opposed defieetors turefin the presence of two Witnesses. secured to the shell above the openings the n 1 defleetors slanting downwardly 'anda in- CLAUD A' BOOHLR' 5 Wardly toward the flue and having,` their `Witnesses.:

inner edges spaced slightly from the flue. (I. D. HILL,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing LE JARRETT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, B. G. 

